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Re: summer conferences

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Leila M. Shahbender)
Mon Feb 25 12:59:27 2002

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Date:         Mon, 25 Feb 2002 12:55:14 -0500
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From: "Leila M. Shahbender" <leila@Princeton.EDU>
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Why don't you allow summer residents under the age of 18 to have an in-room
connection?

Leila

Judi Rennie wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Two years ago we began limited resnet availability to conference
> attendees and non-Tufts Students residing in the res halls during summer
> session (or summah session as we say!). What do you charge per hook-up?
>
> We haven't charged the users for support while they're here but this
> year I did manage to scoop free campus housing for one of my RCCs during
> the summer sesssion in exchange for 5 hours a week of support for the
> conference folks!   If other schools are charging for these services I'd
> love to have their info!
>  What policies do you put in place if any, other than your standard
> resnet policies?
>
> We don't allow summer residents under the age of 18 to have an in-room
> connection otherwise the rules are the same for summer residents as it
> is for the regular academic term.
>  What security issues have there been if any?
>
> Other than those annoying "copyright violations" we haven't had any
> major security issues.
>  Do you have a special port enabling procedure?
>
> Our ports are all live all the time.... we do require
> authentication/registration to get an IP address.  This presents a
> problem when it comes to non-Tufts folks that are just here for a week
> or two.  Our authentication bounces off of our email servers, visitors
> are not given email accounts.  When our summer residents move in we go
> out at a specified time and proxy register for anyone who wants to use
> their connection.  When we do this we put in the name of the machine
> owner and either their extension or their cell phone number... just in
> case we need them!!!
>
> Because our program is still morphing so I'd be interested in hearing
> what established summer support programs are doing also!
>
> Best regards,
>
> Judi Rennie
>
> gg
>
> > We have been asked to supply Internet access for the summer
> > conferences in residence this year.  We have had the odd request in
> > past, but not enough to warrant the development of a policy/service
> > outline.   There has been some hesitancy to allow this type of service
> > because we do network infrastructure upgrades and so forth over the
> > summer, and service expectations could inhibit our usual maintenance
> > approach.  But it looks like this is the year when we may just do
> > it... I am curious to know how other schools are dealing with these
> > requests.  Any information would be helpful, but with attention to the
> > following:What do you charge per hook-up?What policies do you put in
> > place if any, other than your standard resnet policies?What security
> > issues have there been if any?Do you have a special port enabling
> > procedure? I may have overlooked other fundamental issues, so will
> > look to all of you for help.  My apologies if this is a redundant
> > issue on the list as well.Thanks so much in advance!ggGayleen Gray
> > 824-4120 x4699
> > Departmental Services, CCS
> > University of Guelph
>
> --
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>
> "Man's mind stretched to a new idea never goes back to its original
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>
>        - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (1841-1935)
>
> Judi Rennie
> Tufts OnLine Supervisor
> (617) 627-3490
> judi.rennie@tufts.edu
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